Question

“I am an orphan, roaming the street.

I pattern soft dust with my hushed, bare feet.”

Which poetic device has been used in these lines?​

Answer 1

Explanation:

Poetic devices are a form of literary device used in poetry. A poem is created out of poetic devices composite of: structural, grammatical, rhythmic, metrical, verbal, and visual elements. They are essentially tools that a poet uses to create rhythm, enhance a poem's meaning, or intensify a mood or feeling.

Answer 2

The poetic devices used in the first line, "I am an orphan, roaming the street." is Metaphor.

The Poetic device used in the second line "pattern soft dust with my hushed, bare feet.” is a transferred epithet.

• The above lines are from the poem 'Amanda' by Robert Klein.
• The poem is about a young girl's whims and fancies of living by herself, without the nagging of her mother who constantly wants to correct her action.
• In the stanza, " I am an orphan, roaming the street.

I am an orphan, roaming the street. I pattern soft dust with my hushed, bare feet.”

• In the first line, the poetic device used is a metaphor as the girl has imagined herself as an orphan who has all the freedom in the world.
• While thinking of herself as an orphan she imagines all the things she could do when there is no one to control her.
• A metaphor is a literary device that directly refers to one thing by mentioning another.
• By asserting herself as an orphan, she compares her life and the life that an orphan enjoys.
• In the second line, the poetic device used is the Transferred epithet.
• A transferred epithet is formed when an adjective is used interchangeably with another noun that takes place of the subject.
• The transferred epithet used in the poem is " hushed, bare feet".
• By using the adjective, 'hushed' the poet wants to convey that Amanda would make patterns on the dust, with her feet in complete silence without any noise.

Hence, the poetic device used are - Metaphors and transferred epithets.

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